Vegetable cutting device



M. WHITE VEGETABLE CUTTING DEVICE July 5, 1932.

Filed April 22, 1931 By Mabel Wbz'ze Patented July 5, 1932 7 mnnwmrnorsroxmn wnsnmqroiv" if.

- vmmnmemmm n appl cation fi1ed A1iri1 22,1981. Sen m'. '531;,911.

My invention relates: tovegetable cutting Thepawl leve' rl9 'isfulcrumed one 'shaft devices and certain objects of theinvention are toprovide a device for use in cutting'vegetables into cubes and"comprising stationary 5 transversely disposed bladesand a verticallymovable blade; "Qtherobjects are to provide means whereby the cuttingmovement of the vertical blade is eliminated and whereby the vegetablesare cut into rectangular strips 'only., Further'objects are to provideadjustable means whereby the device is adapted to cut vegetables intocubes of vari-. Oussizesff; 7 7

With the above andjother objects inview which will appear as thedescription proceeds,tl'1e invention consists of the novel eonstruction,adaptation, eombination and arrangement of parts hereinafter describedand claimed. These'objectsare accomplished by devices illustrated inthe" accompanying drawing; wherein: 1 7 1 Figure 1 is a top plan view ofthe device;

, Fig. 2 is aview in longitudinal vertical section taken substantiallyon a broken1ine2, 2 of'Fig. 1;

I Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail View in per spective showing thestationary and movable blades mounted in-channel guidesg},

Fig; 4 isaview in perspective ojf one ofthe 39 multiple blade cuttingmembers and g Fig. 5 is a view in perspective ofthe front end of thedevice.

' Referring to the drawing wherein like reference numeralsindi'cate',lik e .parts, thej numeral 5 designates a rectangularcontainer provided on one sidefwith an upstanding lug bearing 6.Abellcranklever? isffulcr'umed;

to 'sai'dlug bearing and theshort arm of said eXteriorly ofthecontainer.The rearend of said link member is bifurcated to receiver a pawl'lever 9and said pawl lever 'is pivotally l andadjustablyconnected tosaid'linkmember by a pin 10 passing through holes inthe'lin'k bell crank has itsend pivotally connected tor a link member 8 extendingrearwardlyfland- 12that is mounted in bracket bearings 13 fixed to the rear'exterior endofthe container 5. Thelower end ofsaid pawl lever has a r i rod 14 fixedthereto in parallel relation with 65 said shaft and itsouterendhasapaw1'15 pivotally mounted thereon'and disposedcentra'lly of the rearend of the container! j t The outer-extended end of said pawlis formed tinto afin'ge'r rest'16 and a spring ll7 normally retain'sthe inner endof the pawl in engagementjwith "the/teeth of a rack bar '18. Said rackbar extends slidably'through a bearing 19'and fc'entrally into thecontainer jand'its innerend is fixed to aplunger 20 that is slid aby-disposed within and transversely of said container.- i j Referring toFig. 2 1* the drawing: when the long arm of the bell crank lever 7 ismoved downward to the dotted position, its short 7 arm will pivotallydraw the link member 8- and the upper portion eithepawl lever '9 forwardto the dottedpositionand the lowerportionof saidpawllever with its rod14 'will' carry the 'pawl '15 backward to the dot,- ted" position.'LWhenf the longarm portion of said bell crank is ag'ainpivotallylraisedto the full' lineposition said pawl will slidablyfmove the rackbarjl8andplunger' 20 forward. 'rhusa W111 be 'obviousthat said 86 aplunger may bemoved to the iforwardiend of e the container by repeatingsaid movement.

Byho1dingjdown on the j-finger rest L16the pawl i sirelease'dfromengagement with" the .1 e 1 rack bar and the'plunger may be moveden- '3 tirely to the rear endof thefcontainerff k spring 21 fixed tOIlihQ-SlI OItaQImJOf the bell crank and tothe-container helps to raise{the long; arm ofithebellcrank' togits normalposi iongj 99 The forwardand 6f, m lamine 5 is and has an upstanding channel guide mem- 22 fixedto either side thereof and the low} er portions of said guidesareadaptedto re tain a pairof stationary multiplebladegiut- 9 tingfmembers designated respectively as a" whole by thernumerals' 23 and'24,"Said'cutv ting members are each thesame in c nstra tion and, asshfo'wnin Fig. 4, compriseapalr V of pporting frames25- retained inadjus able spaced apart relation by bolts 26 each having opposing screwthreads on their respective ends. Said framemembers are each providedwith corresponding spaced apart tongues 27 having a pin 28 disposedtherethe horizontal positionandz theother with;

its blades in the vertical position. It will thus be apparent that saidblades will-cut a vegetableinto rectangular strips when placed betweenthe plunger and said blades and forced; through the blades by theaforesaid rack. and pawlI means.

lfAi movable cutting blade. is slidably dis} posed inthe channel .guides22 in front of the stationary cuttingmembers 23 and 25L. Said blade is.normally retained in the. raised posi+ tion by a spring 31 having its.lower end mounted in a tubularportion 32 o'f one ofjsaid channel guides.and. its upper... end bearing against. a shoulder 33fi'xed to saidblade.As shown in fdetailfin. Fig. 3', said bladeis. heldiniresilientjslidable engagement with the mull.- ti'ple. bladecuttingmember 23;by.aleafs-pring 34 fixed to saidlblade and bearingagainst the inside of the channel. guide, and .saidlspring allows themovable. cutting blade to. be forced outwardly fromthe stationarycutting blades by the. strips of vegetable on the. upward movement aswill be.understood:v I V v The long'armportion of the bellcrankleverTisofisetat35 to bringits handleend portion 36.. in. a central positionwith. respect to r the container 5. Said handlefporti'on registers Withaverticalslot37 inth-e'cutting blade 30 and is its'elf provided-with-aslotfl38lf Lugs 39-are disposed at the: upper end of saidiverticalQslot. and. pin 40,. passing through said lugs and through. thehandle slot,1pi votally and slidabl'y: connect. said cutting. blade tosaid handle. and bell crank; lever. 7 As. hereinbefore set forth, 1;each upward movementof the bell crank lever 7' causes the pawl to.pushthe plunger 20. toward the. cutting. blades and'thev springs 21ancl31 assist in, said. upward movement. A vegetable placediwi'thinthecontain'er 5' in front of said plunger may thus beforced through thetransversely disposed stationary blades and cut intorectangular strips.At each downward movement ofthe bell crank andthe handle 36* said pawlis movedback toa retracted posi tion andholdion the teethof the rack bar18 and? the cuttingblade 30. cutsv ofl'equ'al. por

-tions. of.the rectangular vegetable strips By the slot 37 leaving theblade 30 in the raised position whereby the vegetable will be cut intorectangular strips only.

- Having thus described my invention, it being understood that minorchanges may be resorted to .in its construction and arrangement withoutdeparting 'fromthe scope and spirit oftlieinvention, what I claim. anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is .1 vegetable:cutting device having in combination a container open at one end, up-

standing channel guides for said end, station'- ary blades mounted'insaid guides in transversearrangement' across said open container end, acutting blade mounted: for vertical movement. inthe guides across.thefront face of tlie stationary blades .and having acentral verticalslot, 'a' spring fixed to said. cutting blade whereby same. is adaptedto be..move'd away .fromfthe stationary; blades, another spring for oneoftheguidesadaptedto retain said cuttingfblade. in ,a. normally raisedposition, aplunger for thejcontainer, a rack bar connected .to theplunger and extending. slidably. throughtherear end thereofea pawl .en-.

gagingtherack bar, means for releasing the pawl from en agement with theraokQbarjia rod and pawl. lever. for actuating the pawl, a link member.detachably and adj ustably connected .to the. pawl lever, a bell. cranklever fulcrumed'to the containerjandjpivotally connected tothe linkmember, a spring, adapted to retain .the longarmoffithe bell crank in anormally. raised. position, a; forward ofiset handle end-portion forthe; long bell crank armpivotally and slidably connectedto the movablecuttingblade andlwithin its vertical slot whereby upward movement of'the handle raises said blade and causes the plunger to moveforwardapredetermined distance and whereby downward movement of thehandle and cutting bladecaiises the pawl to take a retractedhold on therack'bar, and'said bell' crank handle portion adapted to be disconnectedfrom the movable cutting blade wherebv sai'd blade remains stationary inthe raised position and said handle: portion is adapted t'omove upanddown in the vertical slot of saidmovable blade. l f. 21A i vegetable,cutting device having in combination a container openat one end, up.-

' standing channel'guides' for said"end, station- :ar'v bladesmounted-in.'said guides-in transverse.arrangementiacross said opencontainer end, a cutting blade'mounted-in the guides for verticalmovement across the front face of-the stationary blades and-having acentral verticallslot, a spring fixedto. said cutting blade whereby sameis adapted to bem'oved away from the fstationary: blades, another springfor one of the channelguides adapted to. retain said. cutting blade inthe normally raisedposition a 'plungerg for the container, a rack barconnected to the..p1i1nger and.ex-

tending slidably through the rear end thereof, a pawl engaging the rackbar, apawl lever for actuating the pawl, a link member detachably andadj ustably connectedto the pawl lever, a bell crank lever fulcrumed tothe container and pivotally connected to the link member, a forwardofi'set handle end portion for the bell crank pivotally and slidablyconnected) to the movable cutting blade whereby upward movement of thehandle raises said blade and causes the plungerto move forward andwhereby downward movement of the handle and cutting blade causes thepawl. to take a retracted hold on the rack bar.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

MABEL WHITE.

